Data scientist · Richmond, VA

Data scientist in Richmond: $4,042/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Richmond at $122,510 a year. About 1,050 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $68,510 and the 90th is $208,170. Pay ranks 39th-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,042 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlottesville, about 73 miles away, at $5,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,042

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$122,510

$68,510 to $208,170

Rent (1 bd)

$1,362

$1,621 (2 bd)

Employment

1,050

Location quotient 0.94

Pay rank

39th of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $122,510.

Taxes$2,860
Rent$1,362
Other living costs$1,945
Left over$4,042

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $122,510
Federal income tax: −$18,649
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,372
State income tax (VA): −$6,298
Take-home pay: $88,191
Effective tax rate: 28.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,362
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $553
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,307

Left over each month

$10,209 gross, minus $2,860 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.

$4,042

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlottesville, $5,406/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Richmond?

$122,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,050 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Richmond?

$4,042 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Charlottesville, about 73 miles away, leaves $5,406 a month, more than Richmond.